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Tao Zhao

Tao Zhao

Actor, Producer, Writer

Born January 28, 1977 in Taiyuan - Shanxi - China

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Zhao Tao (Chinese: 赵涛, born 28 January 1977) is a famous Chinese actress, work in China and Europe, she has over 10 films to her credit since starting her career in 1999, muse of director Jia Zhangke. Zhao first came into international prominence through close collaboration with Chinese director Jia Zhangke and is credited with helping to bring Chinese cinema to Europe, especially Italy. As Shun Li in Io sono Li, her best starring role to date, she became the first Asian actress to win a prize at David di Donatello. Zhao's native language is Jinese, but she is multilingual, having learned to speak Italian, Mandarin and Szechuanese.

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She was born January 28, 1977, in Taiyuan, Shanxi, which is also the hometown of the heroine in Still Life. As a child, she studied classical Chinese dance. In 1996, she enrolled in the folk dance department at Beijing Dance Academy. After graduation, she became a dance teacher in Taiyuan Normal College, where she was spotted by Jia during casting for Platform. Since then they work frequently together.

In 2011 she starred in the Italian movie Shun Li and the Poet by Andrea Segre, the movie was screened in the Venice Days section of the 68th Venice International Film Festival.

Zhao won the David di Donatello Award, the Italian Oscar, for Best Actress for her bilingual role.

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15 wins and 20 nominations

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Official Trailer [Subtitled]

BIFF2024 Trailer l 풍류일대 Caught by the Tides l 갈라 프레젠테이션

Jia Zhangke on Caught by the Tides | NYFF62

Jia Zhangke on Ash Is Purest White

ASH IS PUREST WHITE clip | BFI London Film Festival 2018

Ash Is Purest White | Official TV Spot

Ash is Purest White | Official Clip | "Qiao intervenes"

Ash is Purest White | Official US Trailer | Starts March 15

Mountains May Depart Q&A | BFI London Film Festival

'Mountains May Depart' Press Conference | Jia Zhangke | NYFF53

Allan Arkush on MOUNTAINS MAY DEPART

A TOUCH OF SIN Trailer | Festival 2013

A Touch Of Sin - Exlusive Clip

Promo - Trailer - Io sono Li

IFFR presents: Ten Years

Still Life (dir. Jia Zhang-ke, China, 2006) - Official US Trailer - Opens in Virtual Cinemas 9/25/20

The World (世界, 2004) de Jia Zhangke

Japanese Trailer - 站台 (2000) 賈樟柯

Platform (Zhantai) Dir. Jia Zhangke, 2000

Filmography

Actor

23

Type

Year

In Her Prime Video2025Self

Caught by the Tides Poster

Caught by the Tides Feature Film2024Qiaoqiao

Ash Is Purest White Poster

Ash Is Purest White Feature Film2018Qiao

Where Has the Time Gone? Poster

Where Has the Time Gone? Feature Film2017

Mountains May Depart Poster

Mountains May Depart Feature Film2015Shen Tao

Smog Journeys Poster

Smog Journeys Short Film2015

A Touch of Sin Poster

A Touch of Sin Feature Film2013Xiao Yu

3.11 Sense of Home Poster

3.11 Sense of Home Documentary2011

Shun Li and the Poet Poster

Shun Li and the Poet Feature Film2011Shun Li

Better Life Poster

Better Life Feature Film2010Blue Goddess

I Wish I Knew Poster

I Wish I Knew Documentary2010Self

Da Sheng Huo TV Series2009

Shi nian Poster

Shi nian Video2009

24 City Feature Film2008Su Na

Cry Me a River Poster

Cry Me a River Short Film2008

Dada's Dance Poster

Dada's Dance Feature Film2008

Our Ten Years Poster

Our Ten Years Short Film2007

Still Life Poster

Still Life Feature Film2006Shen Hong

The World Poster

The World Feature Film2004Tao

Unknown Pleasures Poster

Unknown Pleasures Feature Film2002Qiao Qiao

Platform Poster

Platform Feature Film2000Ruijuan

Días de cine Poster

Días de cine TV Series1991Self - Interviewee

Cinema 3 Poster

Cinema 3 TV Series1984Self

Producer

2

Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue Poster

Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue Documentary2020

Wuyong Documentary2007

Writer

1

The Hedonists Poster

The Hedonists Short Film2016

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